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Udyr vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Udyr in LoLUdyr is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Udyr

based on 3,864 Udyr vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our data, Udyr faced Katarina in 3864 matches. With so many matchups for Udyr versus Katarina provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable stats and a pro build to crush Katarina. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Udyr fights Katarina in only 3.4% of his matches.

Udyr vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Udyr does a decent job of countering Katarina. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Udyr against Katarina rounds, Udyr’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Udyr vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Udyr Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Sterak's GageUnending DespairForce of NatureDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Udyr to level upq
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Second ability for Udyr to level upe
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Last skill for Udyr to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Udyr's passive ability p
Udyr's q ability q
Udyr's w ability w
Udyr's e ability e
Udyr's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Udyr

Tips for Playing as Udyr against Katarina

Udyr is one of the best junglers in the game. Taking advantage of this can give your team a large XP advantage and map control.

Damage is applied to turtle shield post-mitigation. Therefore, buying defensive items can drastically increase your survivability.

Advice to Win Against Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Udyr vs Katarina Counter Stats

Udyr Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Katarina Image
5.2
< Kills >
9.5
5.8
< Deaths >
6.7
7.3
< Assists >
5.7
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
2.13
82
< Minions Killed >
157
1.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.36
7,802
< Physical Damage >
2,157
9,032
< Magic Damage >
20,906
756
< True Damage >
951
17,590
< Damage Dealt >
24,014
32,229
< Damage Taken >
24,678
11,511
< Gold Earned >
12,184
1.91
< Towers >
1.47
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
13,129
< Total Healing >
3,401
14,181
< Experience >
14,110
20
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
2,015
< Time Dealing CC >
37

How to Counter Katarina with Udyr in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some valuable Udyr against Katarina matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between these two champions. Udyr’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Udyr may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Katarina..

Udyr normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Katarina. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Udyr and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Udyr
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Udyr
Katarina

Who is Better, Udyr or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Udyr usually wins when trying to fight Katarina, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Udyr makes a good counter to Katarina.

While Udyr does have a higher win rate compared to Katarina, when facing one another, Udyr also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Udyr into Katarinaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Udyr also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Udyr vs Katarina matchups, Udyr is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Udyr is a decent counter to Katarina. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Udyr against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Udyr

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Udyr Wins Against

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Additional Information for Udyr Players

How We Calculated Our Udyr vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Udyr, we analyzed 3,864 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Katarina as Udyr comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Udyr to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Udyr typically gets less CS as Katarina. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Udyr versus Katarina build include Kaenic Rookern, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Udyr bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Katarina than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Udyr had an average winrate of 51.7% battling Katarina with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Katarina as Udyr, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Udyr vs Katarina battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.7% win rate overall.

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